Crime & Safety
DUI Checkpoint Set for Sept. 21
Fountain Valley police will also check drivers for valid licenses at the 9 p.m- to-3 a.m. event.
If you’re drunk, you shouldn’t be driving. But if you’re drunk in Fountain Valley and it's Sept. 21 you definitely shouldn’t be driving.
The Fountain Valley Police Department will hold a DUI/Driver's License checkpoint from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. that night.
Locals can call the police department at 714-593-4485 on Sept. 21 to find out its location.
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Over the past three years, DUI collisions have caused 83 injury crashes, harming 107 people in Fountain Valley, according to the FVPD.
The penalty for a DUI conviction can include a fine of $10,000, time in jail, the loss of a driver’s license and increased insurance rates.
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Funding for the operation is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
To report a drunk driver, call 911.
